Monday was the AWA general meeting with a Qatari author talking about his historical fiction set in the middle ages in the Qatar and surrounding areas. He said the Portuguese had a large presence in the area and are the ones that built all the forts around, they were here for 170 years. I am looking forward to reading the book and was lucky enough to get him to sign it.
Tuesday I spent in and scrap booked, I am almost done with all of Christmas.
Wednesday I had lunch with my friend Emily and her 15 month old son Liam. In the evening John and I went to the fabric souq so he could go to the tailor and I bought some fabric. There is small shop after small shop selling all kinds of fabric. The lesson I learned was when you see something you like don't buy it right away, because the shop next door probably has it and cheaper. I looked at one fabric and the guy said 25QR/meter, when he found out I wanted 4 meters he said 20QR. The next shop had the same thing and it was 12QR/meter, no haggling needed! Then we went out to dinner at the New York Steakhouse at the Marriott.
Thursday I took a tour of the main souq with the AWA and saw things I had never seen after going there for 3 years, it is a big place. I finally saw where the camels and the falcons are located. After dinner we went to the Jazz Club at the St Regis, it is one of our favorite places to go.
Today we are getting massages at the Hilton and tomorrow we are going to the Porsche race with friends.
